Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
【高频词汇】
（A）单句填词
1. Don't be s______. Read the text aloud.
2. The film star refused to talk about his ______ (私人的) life.
3. Those ______ (警卫) won't allow the reporters to get into the building.
4. These pets ______ (需要) a lot of care and attention.
5. Gina is a shy girl. Her face always t______ red when she talks to strangers.
6. Miss Smith is ______ (interview) a famous singer at the moment.
7. There are two kinds of elephants — ______ (Asia) elephants and African elephants.
8. George studied hard last term, but he ______ (fail) the history exam.
9. My little brother learned that ______ (ant) and butterflies are insects.
10. Dennis read a book last year and it has ______ (influence) him a lot.
11. It's impolite to ask other people's p______ information.
12. Kevin was very h______. He made all of us laugh during the meal.
13. If you want to keep healthy, this book will be h______.
14. Marie does well in all her lessons. She makes her parents really p______.
15. I don't quite understand what our monitor means, but I've got a g______ idea of the plan.
16. —Nick, why do you enjoy studying the universe?
—Because my physics teacher ______ (influence) me a lot when I was a middle school student.
17. If you ask Vera to give a(n) ______ (发言) in front of crowds, she will get nervous.
18. Reading is very h______ . It gives me knowledge and confidence.
19. The doctors can't say ______ (exact) what's wrong with my mother.
20. My teacher's simple words “Take it easy.” made me feel less nervous before the final ______ (examination).
21. Thousands of ______ (ant) live together in holes in the ground.
22. Last week Jean ______(fail) the job interview because of her poor English.
23. As we know, flies are harmful ______ (insect). People hate them.
24. Our English teacher is very h______ and he often makes us laugh.
25. Please tell me something about the ______ (背景) of the movie.
26. Katie wants to be a reporter and then she can ______ (采访) different people.
27. France and Switzerland are ______ (欧洲的) countries.
28. The teacher told us some ways to get good s______ on the exams.
（B）短文填空
（1）
使用本单元所学的used to结构，根据对话内容及括号内所给词语的提示补全对话，每空词数不限。
A: What (29) ______ (your dad do) before he left his job?
B: He (30) ______ (be) a lawyer. He worked in London for a big company.
A: (31) ______ (he enjoy) his job?
B: Well, he (32) ______ (say) he found it a bit boring. And he (33) ______ (not like) traveling to London every day. You know, he (34) ______ (leave) the house at 6:00 every morning and he (35) ______ (not arrive) home before 7:30 p.m. I remember he (36) ______ (get) very tired.
A: (37) ______ (your dad make) a lot of money?
B: Oh, I think he did. We (38) ______ (have) really nice holidays in the US and we (39) ______ (eat out) in expensive restaurants. Money was never a problem.
A: So what happened?
B: I don't know. He (40) ______ (tell) me he wanted to stop and smell the flowers. So last year he left the company and bought a small farm. He was very happy.
（2）
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示，补全文中所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。
Fred is my cousin. He is a B______ (41) boy. He comes from London, the United Kingdom. For many reasons, I like Fred very much.
First, Fred is a h______(42) boy. When I'm in trouble, he always tries his best to help me. Second, I like Fred because he's a h______ (43) boy. He always says something funny to make me happy. Third, I like Fred because he and I are on the school basketball team. In every game, he always helps our team to get the best s______ (44). Of course, Fred is the best one in class. He s______ (45) keeps silent. He's always active. He takes an active part in communicating with his teachers and classmates. In every examination, he always does the best. His parents take p______ (46) in him. Sure, I'm also proud to be his cousin.
